Tag: fiction
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The Namesake | Top Shelf Books
Great novels often have simple characters elevated by magical writing. Jhumpa Lahiri’s debut novel and source material for Mira Nair’s namesake movie is a prime example of that observation. Although the published reviews of the book have been mixed, leaning more towards the positive, I rate this book highly. Two decades have passed, but the…
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RK Narayan Retrospective | Guide to Storytelling
As an 80s born, RK Narayan was a part of our childhood through the stories from Malgudi including Swami and his friends. When we grew older, we were introduced to several writers from all over the world – Saki, O. Henry, Dickens, Austen, Chekhov and Maupassant. Then we were introduced to The Guide. It’s been…
Sujoy Ghosh 